Real Madrid loan Spain forward Joselu from Espanyol

Real Madrid confirmed the arrival of Spain striker Joselu on loan from relegated Espanyol for next season on Monday.

Barcelona win La Liga title with Espanyol rout

Barcelona won La Liga for the first time since 2019 by thrashing Espanyol 4-2 on Sunday, wrestling the title back from rivals Real Madrid.

Madrid cut Liga gap on Barca with Espanyol comeback

Vinicius Junior scored a fine solo goal as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Espanyol 3-1 and cut Barcelona’s lead to six points at the top of La Liga on Saturday.

Watch: Tchouameni’s exquisite assist for Militao header

Aurelien Tchouameni pulled out all the stops with his assist for Eder Militao’s header, as Real Madrid take the lead to make it 2-1 against Espanyol in La Liga.

Watch: Lewandowski scores outrageous backheel

Watch as Veteran star strikers Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema both hit doubles on Sunday in contrasting victories for Barcelona and LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.

Valverde: De Jong’s red card ‘did us damage’ in derby draw

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde blamed Frenkie De Jong’s red card for dropping two points in the derby draw with Espanyol.

Man Utd’s Chelsea Blues and other one-sided rivalries

Chelsea and Manchester United take centre stage in our look at some particularly one-sided rivalries.

Messi almost joined Espanyol in 2005 – Pochettino

Barcelona star Lionel Messi was ‘very close’ to joining Espanyol in 2005, according to Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Valverde hails ‘extraordinary’ Messi

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has described Lionel Messi as “extraordinary” following his hat-trick in a 5-0 La Liga victory over Espanyol.